The Certified Product Owner™ Certification focuses on the effectiveness paradigm. A good Product Owner ensures that we deliver those items that are most likely to increase company ROI, add value for the customer, and maximize learning. The continual learning from each release informs the plans for future releases.

You will learn how to apply the Scrum framework and a dual-track readiness maturation process to guide empirical product development

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Discounts

Early Bird, Group, and Unemployment Discounts

There are discounts for for those registering early, groups of three or more and the unemployed. For the unemployment discount,
a current state unemployment statement is required. Discounts cannot be combined and there are a limited number per session.

Refund Policies

Understand What Happens if You Can't Attend

There may be situations where you as an attendee has to cancel. All cancellations where payment was via Amex incur a
minimum fee of 4.5%. Cancellations made less than one week prior to the event can be credited towards a future event minus a $150 transfer fee.
We almost never cancel, but, if we cancel late (excluding uncontrollable events like a snow storm), and you are gracious enough to move to another of our events, we provide you a $150 credit.

Agile Trainer: David Bulkin

David Bulkin is a managing director and head of training services at Grow-Lean. He delivers agile/lean training and consulting to individuals, teams and organizations.
David has 32+ years experience delivering software and systems and has been applying agile methods for 16 years across the entire value stream from strategy and product ideation to development and support. As a hands-on practitioner David has had many roles including Project Manager, Developer, Tester, Business Analyst, Product Manager and ScrumMaster. This experience allows him to deliver hands-on, reality based, training, that can impact your career.

Refund Policies

Grow-Lean commits to cancelling classes as a last resort and we expect a similiar commitment from attendees

There may be situations where you as an attendee, or Grow-Lean as a host, has to cancel. We realize that
you made a commitment when you registered so we rarely cancel. If we cancel
less than sixteen (16) days prior to the scheduled event start date, due
to low enrollment, and you wish
to come to another of our events, we provide you a $150 discount.

Please review the information below to familiarize yourself with the policies.

A full refund will be issued for cancelation requests received sixteen (16) or more days prior to the
scheduled event, with the exception that when an
American Express credit card is being used for payment,
a cancellation will incur an additional 5% transaction fee. The
additional fee for American
Express credit cards
applies irrespective of when the cancelation is requested.

A $75 charge will apply for cancelation requests that Grow-Lean receives seven (7) to fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled event start date.

No refunds will be issued for cancelation requests that Grow-Lean receives less than seven (7) days prior to the scheduled event start date. However,
we will credit the amount paid toward a future event. Attending a future event will be incur an additional $150 transfer fee.

To cancel, email us at support@grow-lean.com. After sending the email call 609. 975.9294 during normal business hours (9:00 AM EST to 5:30 PM EST).

Grow-Lean reserves the right to cancel an event at any time based on insufficient enrollment or unforeseen
events such as illness or inclement weather. Class cancellation
notice will be provided via email and/or phone call, and a full refund will be issued promptly.

We try to avoid cancellations. If we cancel less than sixteen (16) days prior to the scheduled event start date, due
to low enrollment, we will
refund your money or provide you a $150 discount towards a transfer
into another one of our upcoming events.

Crowne Plaza Edison

2055 Lincoln Highway
Edison, NJ 08817
732.287.3500

Directions

Getting to the venue

Getting to the Crowne Plaza via Train

For those taking public transportation, the Edison Train Station is just 1.5 miles from the Crowne Plaza. There is often a hotel shuttle is available for pickup, and drop off. If not, taxis are always waiting and Uber/Lyft are also options.

David Bulkin, Agile Trainer

David Bulkin is a managing director and head of training services at Grow-Lean. He delivers agile/lean training and consulting to individuals, teams and organizations.

David serves a catalyst to expedite the journey from plan driven to adaptive methods. David is known for practicality and achieving results. He helps individuals grow their careers while leading organizations on the path to higher ROI.

David has 32+ years experience delivering software and systems and has been applying agile methods for 16 years across the entire value stream from strategy and product ideation to development and support. As a hands-on practitioner David has had many roles including Project Manager, Developer, Tester, Business Analyst, Product Manager and ScrumMaster.

Through training, coaching and speaking, David has impacted over 9,000 individuals, helping them grow their use of agile methods.

As a coach and consultant David helps organizations adopt and expand their use of agile by working with change agents, teams, PMOs, managers and executives. As a speaker David regularly presents at the two major agile conferences, the Scrum Gathering and Agile 20xx, as well as at regional events. David is active in the agile communities including Scrum, Extreme Programming, Lean, Kanban, and SAFe.

David has provided thought leadership in areas such as applying progressive elaboration to agile requirements, integrating engineering principles into development teams, and applying agile to marketing, sales, finance, and other areas outside of IT. He was an independent reviewer of the PMI-ACP body of knowledge that fed the creation of the PMI-ACP Exam and has worked on the exam questions for the Certified ScrumMaster Exam.

As a Certified Scrum Trainer David delivers Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Product Owner Training, PMI-ACP Prep, as well as non-certified sessions on topics including agile engineering (Extreme Programming / XP), requirements, teaming, and the executive side of agile.

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

The Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification is the certification for those leading the way in product direction

The Certified Product Owner™ Certification focuses on the effectiveness paradigm. A good Product Owner ensures that we deliver those items that are most likely to increase company ROI, add value for the customer, and maximize learning. The continual learning from each release is used to adjust plans for future releases.

Product Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Epic Owners, QA Leads, Tech Leads, Business Owners, and others with similar roles will benefit by attending.

After the session you will be registered with the Scrum Alliance as a Certified Product Owner. More importantly, you and the other attendees will have the conceptual basis on how to clarify the vision (the why), find the value slices (the what), prioritize on value (what’s next), and determine when stories, features and releases are complete (what’s done).

You will learn how to apply the Scrum framework to product development and how to create a dual-track readiness maturation process to prepare your team for release planning events.

You will gain a practical understanding of the roles, artifacts and ceremonies of Scrum and of SAFe, via hands on exercises, discussion and simulation.
You will gain a practical understanding of the roles, artifacts and ceremonies of Scrum, via hands on exercises, discussion, fun games, and immersion.

You will learn how Scrum exists in a larger organizational context, and how it is similar to and different from, traditional waterfall projects. In addition to Scrum, we will review other influential Agile Frameworks and how they align.

Lean Startup™: An approach to mitigating business risks by getting to market quickly with a release that is also an experiment, learning from it, and adapting based on leanings.

Exercises, discussions, simulations, games,
yes we really mean games, case studies, examples and fun,
yes even jokes, are interwoven throughout the course to illustrate the principles being taught in an immersive, engaging manner so that you learn, while enjoying yourself.

What's Included

Great learning, great fun, and stuff to take away

Continental breakfast, lunch, snack, and all day coffee/tea

Certification as a Product Owner, with the Scrum Alliance, after successful class completion

Two year membership in the Scrum Alliance

High quality, color, printed manual

Scrum Cheat Sheet, key concepts on one page

Free follow up discussion with instructor if you need assistance

16 PDUs towards PMI continuing certification requirements

Agenda

Empirical Product Development

Pre Reads

Prepare in advance to maximize course value

If you have time prior to the session, you can benefit by reviewing pre-reading material. Check
out free material by clicking here.

Testimonials

What our clients say about us

Grow-Lean takes pride in delivering the highest quality training experience. We have included a small
set of feedback comments from private and public clients.

Public Training Discounts

Reduced price for early registrations, groups, and individuals in need

There are number of discounts set aside for each session for Grow-Lean Training alumni, those registering early,
groups of three or more, for the unemployed, and in a limited number of
cases, for those paying on their own.

Make your request early
as there are specific number of discounted seats per each session. We will respond to your request in 24 hours.
You can request a discount directly from the class list.

Discount Types

Save money by registering early, with great rates applying when you register five or more
weeks prior to the session.

Early-bird can be combined with an alumni discount, but does not combine with any other discount.

You do not have to request an early-bird.

Early-bird discounts expire, so use them while they are available.

Previous attendees of Grow-Lean Training Certified Training can get a discounted price that can be combined with the early bird.

Available to prior attendees of Grow-Lean Certified Training.

Cannot be combined with discounts other than early-bird.

Can be combined with early-bird, so it benefits you to register in advance.

A group discount is available for three or more people registering together for the session.

Grow-Lean will evaluate the request based on the number of attendees.

The more attendees, the larger the discount.

Cannot be combined with other discounts.

A limited number of self-pay discounts, worth up to $200 off, of regular reigstration rate (I.E. full price).

Cannot be combined with other discounts.

For use by those that work for an employer that does not reimburse for training.

Early-bird rate is usually lower, so check that first.

Up to 40% off, of regular registration price, for those collecting unemployment benefits.

Not combinable with any other discount.

Submit a copy of state unemployment compensation document.

Register early as supplies are limited.

Find Out About Discount for a Class

Discounts are specific to a session.

Find your session of interest on the class list.

If you want to register at the regular or early bird rate, click the "REGISTER" button for the class you are
interested in and then on the next page click "CLICK TO REGISTER NOW".

If you want a discount, other than early-bird, click the "REQUEST" button for the class you are interested in.

Discounts

Early Bird, Group, and Unemployment Discounts

There are number of discounts set aside for each session for Grow-Lean Training alumni, those registering early,
groups of three or more, for the unemployed, and in a limited number of
cases, for those paying on their own.

Make your request early
as there are specific number of discounted seats per each session. We will respond to your request in 24 hours.

A group discount is available for three or more people registering together for the session. Please
make your request now. Grow-Lean will evaluate the request
based on the number of attendees you are sending.

Self-pay discounts are worth up to $200 off of the regular price,
but, for this class, the early bird discount
is even better and you don't need to request it
. Make sure to select
registrant type of "Early Bird" when registering and remember that the early bird is available until the expiration date,
or until the maxinum number of discounts are claimed, whichever comes first, so register now.

A limited number of hardship discounts are available if you are collecting unemployment from your
state of residence and can provide a copy of your most recent unemployement benefit claim.
We will review,
and potentially approve a hardship discount of up to 40% if any are available. If you are not currently
collecting state unemployment benefits please consider the self-pay or early-bird discounts
for sessions where they are available.